GREEN BAY, Wis. — Rico Dowdle made one big mistake on an otherwise splendid afternoon.

Dowdle and Carolina Panthers kicker Ryan Fitzgerald made sure it didn’t prove costly.

Dowdle rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns, and his big run in the final minute set up Fitzgerald’s last-second 49-yard field goal as Carolina beat Green Bay 16-13 on Sunday to climb above .500 and snap the Packers’ three-game win streak.

It was the second time this season that Fitzgerald, a rookie from Florida State, has made a winning field goal as time expired. He hit a 33-yarder in the Panthers’ 30-27 triumph over Dallas on Oct. 12.

“I think there is a sort of comfort level from the fact that I’ve done it before,” Fitzgerald said. “I’m still learning new experiences. Tough environment on the road this week,

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